Books with author Lisa Hagerty

A novel that captures what happens when you don’t exactly fit in.Bullied since elementary school for being different, Talitha Bennett's high school career is starting out exactly the same way. Supported by her older sister, Adina, and her longtime friends, Neha and Ethan, Talitha tries to keep up hope that the ABC Girls might leave her alone, all the while hiding a terrible secret she’s kept since she was six…Not long after school starts, Talitha meets the center of the JV soccer team, Tristan Parrish. He’s gorgeous, popular and to Talitha’s great surprise he seems to like her. Or is this all just another practical joke that Addison and her group of tormentors have put together? Struggling with the anxiety of trying to fit in, Talitha lashes out in ways that might have long term repercussions and forever change her world.

Continuing the story of the Bennett Family from the novel Klepto, this novella alternates between Christmas of 2004 and 2013. Since the death of their parents, Christmas has never been a happy time for high school freshman Talitha Bennett or her older sister Adina. But now that sophomore and JV soccer player (and their own personal angel) Tristan Parrish is in their lives, maybe the sorrow of previous years can turn into hope.

Momma gets sick with the flu a week before Thanksgiving. High school freshman Talitha Bennett and her sister Adina don’t think there’s any way they can pull off making Thanksgiving dinner without her. Coming to her rescue, as he always does, is Talitha’s friend (and potential boyfriend) Tristan Parrish, who invites the three to celebrate Turkey Day with his family. Continuing the story of the Bennett Family from the novel Klepto, Talitha finds in this short story that family come in all shapes and sizes, and some even come from Canada.

A novel that captures what happens when you don’t exactly fit in… Bullied since elementary school for being different, Talitha Bennett's high school career is starting out exactly the same way. Supported by her older sister, Adina, and her longtime friends, Neha and Ethan, Talitha tries to keep up hope that the ABC Girls might leave her alone, all the while hiding a terrible secret she’s kept since she was six… Not long after school starts, Talitha meets the center of the JV soccer team, Tristan Parrish. He’s gorgeous, popular and to Talitha’s great surprise he seems to like her. Or is this all just another practical joke that Addison and her group of tormentors have put together? Struggling with the anxiety of trying to fit in, Talitha lashes out in ways that might have long term repercussions and forever change her world.